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Neha Banka
Neha Banka is a journalist based in Kolkata, India. Neha produces longform news reports focusing on a wide range of subjects. She specialises in reporting on the Asia-Pacific with a focus on the Korean Peninsula, and producing original international news reports. She also reports on India's West Bengal state, cross-border issues, migration, climate and environment, public health and indigenous rights, among other subjects. Neha has reported from several countries, with bylines in international publications, as well as The Indian Express.
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From Denali to McKinley: Why Trump has ordered the renaming of North America’s highest peakSubscriber Only
January 21, 2025 18:40 IST
The man after whom Trump wants to rename North America's highest peak had no connection to Alaska or Denali. So what is the story? Trump thinks he "deserves" it.
Wed, Jan 22, 2025
Trump signs executive order to end US birthright citizenship. Can he do it?Subscriber Only
January 21, 2025 14:32 IST
Trump's executive order says the US Constitution has always excluded from birthright citizenship persons born in the United States but not “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” How has this been defined?
Wed, Jan 22, 2025
Why South Koreans rallied against martial law: a brief history from the Korean War to President Yoon Suk-yeolSubscriber Only
January 16, 2025 14:57 IST
The rapid response to Yoon’s attempts to subvert the democratic system showed that some lines had been crossed and that South Korea’s people were unwilling to accept it. This had to do with South Korea’s brutal post-war history and its hard-won path to democracy.
Fri, Jan 17, 2025
Impeached President Yoon arrested in second attempt: What is behind the action-packed month in South KoreaSubscriber Only
January 15, 2025 14:12 IST
South Korean Impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol Arrest: For two weeks, Yoon had been holed up inside his official residence in Seoul, outside which hundreds of his supporters had gathered. He has finally been arrested. We explain what is happening, and why
Wed, Jan 15, 2025
India summons envoy: Why Bangladesh has objected to fencing along the borderSubscriber Only
January 14, 2025 14:48 IST
No defence structure can be constructed within 150 yards of the India-Bangladesh boundary by either side. But is wire fencing a 'defence structure'? Here is what the disagreement is all about, and what experts have to say.
Wed, Jan 15, 2025
From Star to Binodini, why one of Kolkata’s oldest theatres has a new name todaySubscriber Only
January 07, 2025 19:29 IST
A week after CM Mamata Banerjee announced that the 137-year-old Star theatre will be renamed Binodini, a look at a Kolkata institution that was home to many veteran actors.
Wed, Jan 08, 2025
How the New Year is celebrated in some of the remotest parts of the worldSubscriber Only
December 31, 2024 16:35 IST
From North Korea to Easter Island in the South Pacific Ocean, here are four places where the New Year is ushered in with traditional practices, as well as new kinds of celebrations.
Wed, Jan 01, 2025
As Bengal Library Association turns 100 today, a look at the flag bearer for libraries in the stateSubscriber Only
December 20, 2024 16:20 IST
The Bengal Library Association was started in Kolkata a century ago with Rabindranath Tagore as its first president.
Fri, Dec 20, 2024
Inside Kolkata’s Fort William, a military museum that tells many stories—from colonial Bengal to India-Pak War of 1971Subscriber Only
December 16, 2024 11:06 IST
As the Indian Army’s Command Museum in Fort William commemorates Vijay Diwas today, a look at the only museum dedicated to military history in West Bengal.
Mon, Dec 16, 2024
Explained: What Bangladesh looks like four months post Sheikh HasinaSubscriber Only
December 01, 2024 14:11 IST
Hasina was ousted from power after weeks of violent protests led by students. Almost four months on, here's how Bangladesh is doing on some key indicators, including the economy, the status of minorities, and ties with neighbours.
Mon, Dec 02, 2024
Krishna Das Prabhu held in Bangladesh: The 8 demands for Hindus and minorities his group is raising, explainedSubscriber Only
November 26, 2024 16:15 IST
ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Arrest: Chinmoy Krishna Das is the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote. This group has been calling for better security for Hindus in Bangladesh, and has raised an 8-point list of demands.
Wed, Nov 27, 2024
US embassy in Kyiv shut over attack fears: Unpacking Biden’s move to let Ukraine use ATACMS inside RussiaSubscriber Only
November 20, 2024 13:31 IST
US shuts Embassy in Kyiv: What is an ATACMS and how much can the weapon help Ukraine? What will Biden's move mean for Russia and Western allies? We explain.
Wed, Nov 20, 2024
North Korean troops ‘fighting Ukraine in Kursk’: a brief history of Moscow and Pyongyang’s all-weather tiesSubscriber Only
November 18, 2024 11:34 IST
Why have North Korea and South Korea been close to Russia and the US respectively ever since their creation? How have North Korea's ties with its larger neighbour progressed? We explain.
Mon, Nov 18, 2024
North Korean troops in Russia: what can Pyongyang’s move mean, implications for Ukraine warSubscriber Only
October 30, 2024 18:05 IST
North Korea’s strong ties with Moscow can be traced back to the days of the erstwhile Soviet Union. However, sending troops to Russia amid the war with Ukraine is a significant step. What are the factors at play?
Wed, Nov 20, 2024
When the stomach burns: 80 years on, memories from the famine kitchens of BengalSubscriber Only
October 16, 2024 15:23 IST
The Bengal famine of 1943 led to over three million deaths and large-scale displacement, forever altering the way an entire population engaged with food and hunger. Eight decades on, The Indian Express travels to the Sunderbans to meet some of the survivors.
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
Muizzu in New Delhi: Significance of Maldives President visit, after a loud ‘India Out’ campaignSubscriber Only
October 07, 2024 13:49 IST
India and Maldives have traditionally enjoyed strong bilateral ties, but Muizzu's election campaign rhetoric had often been directed against New Delhi. What explains his recent reconciliatory approach?
Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Along India-Bangladesh border, BSF makes an unusual seizure: a trafficked South American alpacaSubscriber Only
October 02, 2024 17:40 IST
The alpaca is a valuable species native to the Andes in Peru and known for its luxurious wool. It was being smuggled from Bangladesh to India when the BSF made the interception.
Wed, Oct 02, 2024
Good luck charms, exotic pets: Why Indian star tortoises are smuggled across the India-Bangladesh borderSubscriber Only
September 21, 2024 14:13 IST
Due to international demand, the porous international border between India and Bangladesh is a favoured route used by wildlife traffickers to smuggle the vulnerable Indian Star Tortoise.
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
In West Bengal, an elephant death brings ‘hula parties’ under the scannerSubscriber Only
August 31, 2024 12:53 IST
The killing of a pregnant elephant in West Bengal’s Jhargram district earlier this month has led to the questioning of q unique village-level practice of informally recruiting young men to drive away elephants.
Sat, Aug 31, 2024
The rise and fall of ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh HasinaSubscriber Only
August 09, 2024 08:44 IST
Sheikh Hasina’s journey—from the daughter of Bangladesh’s founding father to a formidable leader—spanned decades of political turbulence and personal loss. Her fall from power leaves the country at a crossroads, questioning the very ideals that once defined Bangladesh's path to independence.
Fri, Aug 09, 2024
To combat high rates of child drowning deaths in the Sundarbans, India gets its first pond-based swimming poolSubscriber Only
July 25, 2024 12:01 IST
Studies show that three children drown every day all over West Bengal, and the region also has the world’s highest rate of child mortality due to drowning.
Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Amidst Bangladesh’s quota reform movement, why the term ‘Razakar’ has provoked unprecedented furySubscriber Only
July 20, 2024 13:08 IST
As student protests against a quota for jobs escalate into violence in Bangladesh, a look at the term ‘Razakar’ and its negative connotations associated with the atrocities committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War by Pakistan and its enablers.
Sun, Jul 21, 2024
For ageing witnesses in rural West Bengal, a World War II bomb found in Jhargram triggers memories of the war yearsSubscriber Only
July 15, 2024 14:29 IST
Bombs have intermittently been found over the years in the region that is now southern West Bengal.
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
In West Bengal, for the first time, an Adivasi scholar’s digital archive is documenting rare Santali manuscriptsSubscriber Only
July 06, 2024 14:00 IST
To commemorate 170 years of the Santal Hul, an exhibit in Kolkata displays copies of endangered texts documenting Santali history and the 1855 rebellion.
Sun, Jul 07, 2024
In West Bengal, how climate change is threatening a beloved, delicate heritage mangoSubscriber Only
June 15, 2024 10:36 IST
Once, the Kohitoor mango was painstakingly plucked, stored with care, turned on its side six times a day and cut using special knives made of ivory. Today, it is one of the many mango species from Murshidabad witnessing an uncertain future.
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